DARTZ band official press photo, 2025 – punk rock group from Wellington, New Zealand

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Four young adults sitting on a beige couch, casually dressed with drinks in hand, in a sunlit room with large windows and a blue patterned rug.

DANZ. CRISPY. ROLLYZ. CLARK.

To some out-of-the-loop heathens, these names may mean nothing. But to those most discerning and in-the-know enjoyers of good music, they may as well be scripture, for they are DARTZ: the band from Wellington, New Zealand. Praise be.

DARTZ are Daniel Vernon, Christan Pianta, Hakopa Kuka-Larsen, and Clark Mathews. Formed in 2019 after vocalist Danz shit-talked his way into a support slot for The Chats, DARTZ was only ever meant to play one show. But one became dozens, dozens became hundreds, and now the four-piece Aotearoa rock band has built a cult following with their fiery live sets and boots-on-the-ground rock anthems.

After two chart-topping albums for Flying Nun, a Taite Prize nomination and two Aotearoa Music Awards, DARTZ are now embarking upon their next chapter: making their third album, and preparing to take things global.